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Specification of Letters Patent. Pate td J 20 1922 Application filed December 14, 1920. Serial No. 480,641.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CARL E. DAWSON and AXEL G. DAWSON, a citizen of. the United States and citizen of the Government of Sweden, respectively, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Partitions f0IBl11lfllI1gS, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to partitions for buildings, and has for its object to provide an improved construction by means of which partitions may be erected at various places in a building of the like without being built in or forming a part or the masonry, the present partitions being preferably of the type known as steel and glass, 1. e., the partitions being mainly formed of metal frames and glass panels held in the frames. Obviously metal plates or sheets can be sub stituted for the glass if desired. The invention will be found particularly suitable for dividing up the floors of a build ng into rooms as desired, the construction being such that it can be readily set up or taken down without modification of the permanent structure of the building.

Among the novel features of the present invention is the provision of an air space in the partition by means of double glass panels. A further feature of the inyention is the construction of the clips which are attached to the frame and which serve the double purpose of holding the glass and also the trim. A further feature of the invention is the construction of the studs, to give a strong and rigid support for the partition. Another feature of the invention is the improved means for fastening the studs at the top of the ceiling. aiid wl iich will accommodate itself to slight variations in the height of the ceiling. A further feature of novelty is the means for hanging the doors. And another important feature is the use of interchangeable sections of standard sizes which permit the doors to be set at any place desired and also permit other variations of the wall space according Further features of the invention will be referred to hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 IS a front elevation of a partition built in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the frame of the partition. the glass and trim being removed. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3-4-3 of 1 1g. 1.

F g. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 1 showing the structure of the horizontal member of the frame. Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a horizontal section of a corner and T construction. Fig. 8 is a horizontal section showin the connection between the vertical and horizontal frames. Fig 9 is a section on the line 99 of Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a detail in horizontal section of a door frame. Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing the joint between the vert cal and horizontal frames. Fig. 12 is a detail in perspective of one of the clips. Fig. 13 IS a perspective View of one members. Fig. ltis a sectional detail showing an asbestos lining used when metal sheets are substituted for glass. Fig. 15 is a section showing the manner ;of connecting opposite sheet metal walls or plates.

of the trim As stated, the yarious frames and panels may be made up in standard sizes, or otherwise cut at the shop to fit the place where they are to be set up and used. The vertical studding preferably consists of two channel bars 10 which are set back to back and may be spotwelded or otherwise fastened together, although I-bars may be used if desired. These channel bars are connected by horizontal bars 11 which may also consist 'of channel bars set back to back and welded'together, the webs of these bars having proecting tongues 12 at the ends which fit between the fianges of the studs and rest on cross-pieces l2 set in between the flanges of the studs, the .outer faces of the studs and the horizontal bars being preferably flush with each other. At the bottom the studs rest on a floor plate 1, consisting of a single channel bar with upstanding flanges between which the lower ends of the studs are fitted.

The upper ends of the studs are fastened to the ceiling by means of screws 16 which are tapped through small plates or nuts 16 which rest on top of horizontal channel bars 17 which are set in between the upper ends of the studs 10, the lower ends of the screws being retained or guided in cross-pieces 17 fitted in and welded or otherwise secured to the upper ends of the studs. The screws, 16

abut against a channel ceiling plate 2 whichw-ardly on the upper ends' of the studs 16, and they are thereby firmly clamped n1 1 s1- tion between floor and the ceiling, and obv iously the horizontal members can be cut in set back to back as usual, but supplemental connecting flanges are-produced by vertical angles 18 welded or otherwlse secured to the sides of the studs, so that anangular wall may be attached thereto, said wall in Fig. 7 being shown as consisting of metal panels 50 with asbestos lining 51. .Also at theT the lateral wall of the partition is connected by means of a vertical channel member 19 welded or otherwise secured to the sides of the studs and adapted to receive the ends of the horizontal members 11 in the same manner as above described.

The means for fastening the glass or metal panels, and also the trim. to the frame, principally comprise clips 20 one of which is shown in Fig. 12. These may be made either double or single, that is, to engage either at one or both ends, examples of the single type being shown at 20 in Fig. 3. The clips are attached to the frames by screws 21 and the arms 22 of the clips are off-set sufficiently to receive thereunder the edges. of the glass plates or panels 6, or the edges of the metal plates 50 and asbestos lining 51, the panels being in either event held in place between the studs and the cross members.

Also the ends of the arms 22 are flared outwardly as indicated at 23, and recurved so that the trim 60 may also be applied and held in place by the clips. This trim consists of sheet metal shapes which are flanged as indicated at 61 to engage behind the clips, the flanges being pressed against the recurved ends of the clips so as to spring thereover and snap in behind the same when the trim is applied. This trim will be cut to proper lengths to fit the studs and the horizontal members, and it will be observed that it completely covers and conceals the studs and also the clips and the joints of the panels. This gives a very good appearance to the partition. At the floor the washboard trim is set in in much the same way, being indicated at 62, the upper flange thereof engaging over the clips 20 and resting upon the rubber packin 63 which closes the joint between the wash ward and the floor. The ceiling trim is indicated at 63, resting against the flange-of the ceiling bar 2 and engaged at its lower edge under the clips 20. The stud trims 60 pressing against the edges of the washboard and ceiling trim will ordinarily be sufficient to hold the latter in place, in connection with the clips.

The above described constructions show double panels with an air space between, but a single panel can be used as shown in Fig. 6 with a glass plate 6 at one side, said plate being omitted at the other side, and in this case the stud is covered and concealed by trims 5 which are set in against the stud, with one flange between the glass and the stud and the other flange under the clips at the open side.

For a door construction the door is hinged as indicated at 71 to a jamb bar 72 which is secured to the face of the stud member 10, the jamb bar being rather heavy to give the requisite strength, and this is covered by a trim 73 which is flanged out to form a stop 74, the edges of the trim being engaged under the clips in a manner similar to that above described. This permits a door to be attached to any stud desired, the standard sections being conveniently of equal width to. the doorcasing, although these widths may be varied. Figs. 14 and 15 show means for connecting spaced metal .panels, said means comprising a U-shaped spacer 130, the ends of which are dropped in behind arms 140 on a plate 141 spot-welded or otherwise fixed to the inside of the metal panels 50, the asbestos lining 51 being cutaway accordingly.

By the means described practically all conditions can be fulfilled in erecting semipermanent partitions, and very little cutting or fitting will have to be done on the job, as standard parts can be used to construct practically the whole of any ordinary partition, with such filling out as may be necessary at one end of the partition in the event that the standard sizes will not completely close with the walls. Various modifications may be made Within the scope of the invention, which is not limited to the particular features'shown in the drawings.

We claim:

1. A partition comprising flanged studs, flanged horizontal bars having tongues at the ends fitting between the flanges of the studs, panels seated against the flanges of the studs and bars, and clips secured to said fianges'and engaging the edges of the panels.

2. A partition comprising studs, panels between the studs, clips fastened to the studs and engaging the edges of panels, and trim members enclosing the studs and clips and engaging the. latter to hold said members in position.

3. A partition comprising studs, panels between the studs, clips fastened to the studs and engaging the edges of the panels, and trim members covering the side of the studs and the clips and having inturned flanges engaged behind said clips.

4. A partition comprising studs having opposite flanges, panels resting at their edges against the outer sides of said flanges, clips secured to the flanges and engaging the edges of the panels and trim members covering the outer sides of the studs and enclosing the clips, said clips also engaging the trim members to hold the same on the studs.

The combination with studs, and panels between the same, of trim members covering the exposed sides of the studs and the joint between the same and the panels, and means to hold the trim members to the studs, said means including clips engaging both the panels and the trim members.

6. The combination with a stud and a flanged ceiling bar, of a trim member one edge of which rests against the flange of the ceiling bar and the other edge of which is flanged inwa dly, and a clip connected to the stud and engaging to said flange of the trim member.

7 The combination with studs having vertical flanges and cross pieces between said flanges, horizontal bars having tongues at the ends fitting between said flanges and resting on said cross pieces, and panels confined between the studs and the bars.

8. The combination with a stud having opposite flanges, of a jamb bar extending across between the flanges and fastened thereto, a door hinged to the ja-mb bar, a trim member shaped to form a stop and enclosing the jamb bar, clips attached to opposite sides of the stud and engaging said trim member, and other trim members enclosed said sides of the stud and the clips, and engaged by the latter.

9. In a partition, a corner or T-stud having a supplemental flanged stud member at tached to the side thereof, panels seated against the flanges of said member, and clips fastened to the stud and engaging said panels.

10. The combination with a stud, and sheet panels resting at their edges against the outer side of said stud, of clips secured to the stud and engaging the edges of the panels, and hollow metal trim members applied to the outer sides of the stud and bent inwardly at their edges to engage under said clips.

In testimony whereof, we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CARL E. DAWSON. AXEL Gr. DAWSON. Witnesses:

J OHN A. BOMMHARDT. EDWARD I. HOBDAY. 

